User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Human Exposure Compliance 1
- Introduction 1
- System Description 2
- Wireless Messaging System Overview
- FLEX, ReFLEX, and InFLEXion Messaging Protocol Overview
- RFO! Transmitter Functional Description
- RFO! Paging Station Options
- Hardware Options
- Software Options
- Network Peripheral Options (Option X267)
- RF-Baton! Transmitter Controller without GPS Receiver (Option X594)
- RFB! Transmitter Controller with GPS Receiver (Option X179)
- Battery Revert (Option X649)
- RFO! Transmitter Peripheral Options (Option X263)
- RFA! Receiver (Option X349, X351, X352, X353)
- RFA! Receiver Peripheral Package (Option X88, X89)
- Equipment Specifications
- Electrical Requirements
- Preinstallation 3
- Installation 4
- Operation 5
- Establishing an RF-O! FIPS Session
- Reset and Initialization
- Operation Modes
- Alarm and Error Logs
- General Operational Setup and First Time Use
- RF-O! Paging Station Parameters
- RF-O! Power Control
- Power Metering
- Wattmeter Calibration
- Amplitude Alignment
- Power Set
- Module Monitoring
- Power Cutback/Shutdown
- Power Leveling
- Alarm Reporting
- Subchannel Configuration Control
- Power Amplifier Configuration Control
- Carrier Feedthrough Nulling
- RF-O! Ambient Temperature Monitoring
- High Ambient Temperature Cutback/Shutdown Operation
- High PA vs. Ambient Temperature Cutback/Shutdown Operation
- Maintenance 6
- Troubleshooting
- Check Front Panel Indications
- Verify Data from the RFB! Transmitter Controller
- RFO! Transmitter Status
- Power Cutback LED is Blinking
- Power Cutback LED is Continuously Illuminated
- Check for Plug-and-Play Errors
- Check Control Data Received by the RFO! Transmitter
- Check RF Power Path
- Check Transmitter Frequency
- Check RF-A! Receiver Functionality
- Pages Not Received
- Voice Quality Diagnostics
- Removal and Replacement
- Cabinet Doors Removal
- Cabinet Doors Replacement
- DC-DC Converter Removal
- DC-DC Converter Installation
- Orchestra Control Board Removal
- Orchestra Control Board Installation
- Exciter Removal
- Exciter Installation
- Power Amplifier Removal
- Power Amplifier Installation
- Power Supply Removal
- Power Supply Installation
- Wattmeter (Power Detector) Removal
- Wattmeter (Power Detector) Installation
- Battery Removal
- Battery Installation
- AC Distribution Panel Removal
- AC Distribution Panel Installation
- RFO! Transmitter Backplane Removal
- RFO! Transmitter Backplane Installation
- RF-A! Receiver Removal and Replacement
- RFB! Transmitter Controller Removal and Replacement
- Resetting the Parameter Database
- Paging Station Alignment
- Temperature Calibration Procedure
- Software Download
- Troubleshooting
- Abbreviations and Acronyms A
- Backplane Connectors B
- Model and Options Charts C
- FIPS Action Commands (ver 2.0.0) D
- FIPS Read/Write Commands (ver.2.0.0) E
- Alarms and Error Messages F
- Transmitter Alignment Checklist G
- Debug Traces H
RF-Orchestra!™ Transmitter Installation and Operation Maintenance
July 2000 6880493G02-C 6-27
• At least one of the Tranlin register parameters is incorrect. Run RFO FIPS command: a
172 to check the Tranlin device. The information word at the bottom of the list should be
an even number. Bit 0 is the clip detect bit. Perform a DIP switch 2 reset to properly
default the parameters.
• There is not enough dynamic range in the power amplifier:
– Check for a defective PA (RFO FIPS command: a 68).
– Check for a defective power supply using RFO FIPS command: a 192 SHMI 1 trace.
– The average RF power level may be set too high. Realign the RF-O! transmitter power
output.
Message has pops and tones
Pops and tones in the message may stem from adjacent channel interference. Check that the
carrier feedthrough is nulled and that pager selects the correct color code. It is possible to get a
“near/far” problem due to a configuration problem where a close transmitter interferes with
one far away. Transmitters that are off frequency or have lost simulcast synchronization can
also cause this problem.
Message is full of hornet sounds
The hornet sound is VICE decompression of noise.
• Good signal to noise ratio will reduce “hornets”. Check that SQC is turned on at the
RF-C! controller and is set to the correct threshold to reject pages with bad SNR.
• A quiet environment will reduce “hornets”.
• Check microphonics (-30 dbc at > 100 Hz from carrier). Microphonics can be caused by a
bad fan or excessive noise / vibration in the environment. Check by disconnecting power
to the RF-B! transmitter controller and the RF-O! transmitter control board fans.